head·hunt

verb

/ˈhedhʌnt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they headhunt	/ˈhedhʌnt/ /ˈhedhʌnt/
he / she / it headhunts	/ˈhedhʌnts/ /ˈhedhʌnts/
past simple headhunted	/ˈhedhʌntɪd/ /ˈhedhʌntɪd/
past participle headhunted	/ˈhedhʌntɪd/ /ˈhedhʌntɪd/
-ing form headhunting	/ˈhedhʌntɪŋ/ /ˈhedhʌntɪŋ/

headhunt somebody to find somebody who is suitable for a senior job and persuade them to leave their present job猎头（物色、延揽高层人员）
- I was headhunted by a marketing agency.我被一家销售代理公司物色上了。
- A successor is being headhunted.正在物色继任者。